Means for the detachment of wheels.



J, MCG. LAMB. MEANS EOE TEE DETEGEMENT 0E WHEELS.

' 'APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2l, 1912. 1,090,865, Patented Mar. 24, 1914n lzwgmfw.

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PATENT @Fililli OF KIBKBY, ENGLAND.

MEANS FOR THE DETACHMENT 0F "WHEELS,

To all I'LU/10m t may concern Be it known that l, Jol-IN MoGr-nn LAMB, a subject of the King of' England, residing at Chatham flouse, Kirkby Park, Kirkby, in the county of Lancaster, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvenients in Means for the Betaclnnent of' N heels, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a detachable wheel -for cycles (inore particularly inotor cycles) tri-cars, and like vehicles, of that kind in whichwfor the purpose of enabling `the wheel to be renioved from between its stay or fork members without disconnecting the driving chain et cetera-the wheel hub is constructed in two parts which comprise a hub barrel proper with internal sleeve and bearings and a side extension with internal sleeve and bearings, said hub proper and said extension being so coupled or clutched together that by withdrawing the central spindle or axle and unfastening the coupling or clutch, the wheel with its hub proper, sleeve, and bearings inay be removed; the extension with the sprocket wheel or the like mounted thereon being left n sito, within the frame.

My invention is mainly characterized by a construction in which, the sleeve disposed within the hub barrel proper is provided at one end with a flange or ringpiece which constitutes one part of the bearing between said sleeve and said hub barrel, and abuts against a fia-nge or ring-piece provided at the inner end of the sleeve disposed within the hub extension (said latter flange constituting one part of a bearing between said latter sleeve and said hub extension), both sleeves being provided at their opposite ends with adjustable parts of bearings; and the axle passes through said internal sleeves transversely between the stay or fork niembers of the vehicle.

My invention is further characterized by the particular arrangement and combination of parts as hereinafter described, and as shown in the drawing annexed hereto.

I will further describe my invention with the aid of the accompanying sheet of ex-` planatory drawings in which Figure l is a longitudinal section, taken through the hub of the rear or engine drivenwheel and its stay supports of a inotor cycle, constructed according to my in- Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application led .Tune 21, 1912.

Patented 2d, lllel. Serial No. 705,061.

vention. Fig. 2 is a cross section taken as on line A. B. Fig. l. i

a represents the hub barrel proper of the wheel, which barrel is of somewhat relatively larger diameter than is at present usual, b are the spoke flanges, and c the wheel axle. lVithin the interior of said barrel a and at each end thereof, there is formed a race cup or cone d, cZ-l, respectively: `disposed around axle c, and lying within said barrel a, is a barrel or sleeve e, on one end whereof is integrally .formed a ring piece or flange f in which there is provided a race cup or cone as shown; a complete ball bearing is thus formed by said cup or conc (Z of. barrel a, the cup or cone formed in the rlng piece or flange f of sleeve e and balls g. .The other end of said sleeve e is eX- terlorly screw threaded, and upon saine is screwed a ringpiece 7L provided with a cup or cone as shown; a second complete ball bearing is thus formed by said cup or cone (Z1 of barrel a, the cup or cone fornied in the adjustable ring piece t, and balls i. it will, therefore, be seen that by screwing up said ring piece 7L on the screw threaded end of sleeve c both ball bearings will be tightened. In order to prevent said ring piece It from accidentally backing oft said sleeve e after the required adjustment of said bearings has been effected, an annular recess or cavity is formed in the outer face of said ring piece which is adapted to receive a locking nut j screwed upon said barrel or sleeve e.

On each side of aXle c there is disposed a barrel or sleeve 7s on one end whereof is integrally forined a ring piece or flange Z in which there is provided a race cup or cone as shown; said barrel or sleeve 7c is exteriorly screw threaded, and upon saine is screwed a cup or cone ring m. Around said ring pieces Z,.m, there is disposed a short outer barrel or cylinder al adapted to receive and carry a driving belt pulley, band brake, chain sprocket wheel, or the like, which is maintained in position by the usual locking ring 29. Two race cups or cones g, 9, respectively are formed in the annular interior of said barrel al which is provided with two complete sets of bearings, one formed by the cup or cone provided in the ring pie-ce or flange Z of barrel or sleeve 7c, the cup or cone of barrel. (1,1, and balls a;

or cone ring m screwed on to barrel or sleeve 7c, the cup or cone r formed in barrel al, and balls o. The annular edge or end face s of said barrel a is formed as a (dog) clutch element, as is also the inner annular edge or end face zi of barrel al; thus when the dogs or teeth of face s of said barrel a are in engagement with the dogs or teeth t of barrel al, both barrels will revolve as one, barrel a1 virtually forming an extension of the hub barrel a.

The ring piece or flange f (or h) of barrel or sleeve e and the ring or flange Z of barrel or sleeve c, are arranged to butt against each other in order to stilfen or make rigid the extension and so the pulley or the like carried thereby, and, as shown in the drawing, the barrels a, al are divisible in line with the butting faces of said ring pieces or flanges. lt is through the abutting` action of the faces of the element-s Z and j' that whipping is prevented, consequently the hub shell and its extension are rigid for the movement of a pulley.

u, u represent the back stays of the cycle,

' which support said barrels al, a?, and bear against shoulders m1 formed on said adjustable race cones or cups m; fv, e, are lock nuts screwed upon the' respective barrels or sleeves It, and fw, w, are lock nuts screwed upon the respective ends of axle c. If it be desired to remove the wheel from between the stays u, u, it is only necessary to unscrew one or the other Vof said nuts w from an end of axle c, and withdraw the axle, when the wheel (including hub or barrel a, sleeve c, and the two sets of ball. bearings within said barrel a) may be removed from the machine, as the natural spring of stays u will cause the hubs or barrels a, al, to separate or unlock; thus the driving belt pulley, band brake, chain sprocket wheel, or the like, carried on barrels al are not in any way disturbed or interfered with by the removal and replacement of the wheel.

Obviously, if desired, the wheel when removed fro-m between the' back stays may be fit-ted between the members of the front Y fork yof the cycle.

lVhile preferable, it is not essential that each side of hub a shall be fitted or provided with an extension al and parts relating thereto; said hub may be pro-vided with an extension, for effect-ing the end in view, at one side only. j

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire' to secure by Letters Patent is z* 1. A wheel for vehicles, comprising a. hub barrel proper; a sleeve disposed within said barrel, flanges or ring pieces one of which is adjustable, provided on both ends of said sleeve, which flanges or ring pieces constitute parts 'of bearings between said sleeve and said hub barrel; a side extension of said hub barrel; a sleeve disposed within said hub extension, which sleeve extends outwardly beyond said hub extension in order to provide a bearing for a stay or fork member; a flange or ring piece provided at the inner end of said hub extension sleeve, which flange or ring piece abuts against one' of the flanges or ring pieces of said hub sleeve and also constitutes a` part of a bearing between said hub extension sleeve and said hub extension; an adjustable ring piece provided on said hub extension sleeve, which ring piece constitutes a part of a bearing between said hub extension sleeve and said hub extension; means for coupling or clutching said hub and hub extension together-'and an axle passing through said sleeves transversely between the stay or fork members of the vehicle. A

2. A wheel for vehicles, comprising a hub barrel proper; a sleeve disposed within said barrel, flanges or ring pieces, one of which is adjustable provided on both ends of said sleeve, which flanges or ring pieces constitute parts of bearings between said sleeve and said hub barrel; an extension arranged on each side of said h ub barrel; a sleeve disposed within each hub extension, which sleeve extends outwardly beyond said hub extension in order to provide a bearing for a stay or fork member; a flange or ring piece pro-vided at the inner end of each hub extension sleeve, which flange or ring piece abuts against one of the flanges or ring pieces of said hubl sleeve and also constitutes a part of a bearing between said hub extension sleeve and said hub extension; an adjustable ring piece provided on each hub extension sleeve, which ring piece constitutes a part of a bearing between said hub extension sleeve and said hub extension; means for coupling or clutching said hub and hub extensions together; and an axle passing through said sleeves transversely between the stay or fork members ofthe vehicle.

3. A wheel for vehicles, comprising a hub barrel proper; race cups or cones formed in the interior of said hub barrel, a sleeve disposed within said hub barrel; fianges or ring pieces, one of which is adjustable provided on both ends of said sleeve; race cups or cones formed in said flanges or ring pieces adapted to pair with those ofthe hub barrel, and balls or rollers arranged between the respective pairs of said race cups or cones; a-side extension of said hub barrel; race cups or co-nes formed in the interior of said side extensiong-a sleeve disposed within said hub extension, kwhich sleeve eX- tends outwardly beyond said hub extension in order to provide a bearing for a stay or fork member; flanges or ring pieces one of which is adjustable, and one of which abuts Vagainst a flange or ring piece of said hub sleeve, provided on said hub extension sleeve; race cups or cones formed in said flanges or ring pieces of said hub extension sleeve, adapted to pair with those of said hub extension, and balls or rollers arranged between the respective pairs of said race cups or cones; means for coupling or clutching said hub and hub extension together, and an axle passing through said sleeve transversely between the stay or fork members of the vehicle.

4. A wheel for vehicles comprising a hub barrel proper; race cups or cones formed in the interior of' said hub barrel; a sleeve disposed within said hub barrel; flanges or ring pieces, one of which is adjustable, provided on both ends of said sleeve; race cups or cones formed in said flanges or ring pieces adapted to pair with those of the hub barrel, and balls or rollers arranged between the respective pairs of said race cups or cones; an extension arranged at each side of said hub barrel; race cups or cones formed in the interior of each side extension; a sleeve disposed within each hub extension, which sleeve extends outwardly beyond said hub extension in order to provide a bearing for a stay or fork member; flanges or ring pieces, one of which is adjustable and one of which abuts against a flange or ring piece of said hub sleeve, provided on each hub eX- tension sleeve; race cups or cones formed in said flanges or ring pieces of each hub eX- tension sleeve adapted to pair with those of a hub extension, and balls or rollers arranged between the respective pairs of said race cups or cones; means for coupling or clutching said hub and hub extensions together; and an aXle passing through said sleeves transversely between the stay or fork members of the vehicle.

5. A, wheel for vehicles, comprising a hub barrel proper; a sleeve disposed within said barrel; flanges or ring pieces, one of which is adjustable, provided on both ends of said sleeve which flanges or ring pieces constitute parts of bearings between said sleeve and said hub barrel; a side extension of said hub barrel; a sleeve disposed within said hub extension, which sleeve extends outwardly beyond said hub extension in order to provide a bearing for a stay or fork member; a flange or ring piece provided at the inner end of said hub extension sleeve, which fiange or ring piece abuts against one of the flanges or ring pieces of said hub sleeve and also constitutes a part of a bearing between said hnb extension sleeve and said hub extension; an adjustable ring piece provided on said extension sleeve, which ring piece constitutes a part of a bearing between said hub extension sleeve and said hub extension; a clutch element formed er provided on a side of said hnb barrel, and a second clutch element formed or provided on the adjacentside of said hub extension; and an axle passing through said sleeves transversely between the stay or fork mem bers of the vehicle.

6. A wheel for vehicles, comprising a hub barrel proper; a sleeve disposed within said barrel; flanges or ring pieces, one of which is adjustable, provided on both ends of said sleeve, which flanges or ring pieces constitute parts of bearings between said sleeve and said hub barrel; an` extension arranged on each side of said hub barrel; a sleeve disposed wit-hin each hub extension which sleeve extends outwardly beyond said hub extension in order to provide a bearing for a stay or fork member; a flange or ring piece provided at the inner end of' each hub eX- tension sleeve which flange or ring piece abuts against one of the flanges or ring pieces of said hub sleeve and also constitutes a part of a bearing between said hnb extension sleeve and said hub extension; an adjustable ring piece provided on each hub extension sleeve, which ring piece constitnt-es a part of a bearing between said hub extension sleeve and said hub extension; a clutch element formed or provided on each side of said hub-barrel, and clutch elements formed or provided on the adjacent sides of said hub extensions; and an axle passing through said sleeve transversely between the stay or fork members of the vehicle.

7. A wheel for vehicles, comprising a hub barrel proper; race cups or-cones formed in the interior of said hub barrel; a sleeve disposed within said hub barrel; flanges or ring pieces, one of which is adjustable, provided on bol-h ends of said sleeve, race cups or cones formed in said flanges or ring pieces adapted to pair with those of the hub barrel, and balls or rollers arranged between the respective pairs of race cups er cones; a side extension of said hub barrel; race cups or cones formed in the interior of' said side extension; a sleeve disposed within said hub extension, which sleeve extends outwardly beyond said hub extension in order to provide a bearing for a stay or fork member; flanges or ring pieces, one of which is adjustable and one of which abuts against a flange or ring piece of said hub sleeve, provided on said hub extension sleeve; race cups or cones formed in said flanges or ring pieces of said hub extension sleeve, adapted to pair with those of said hub extension, and balls or rollers arranged between the respective pairs of said race cups or cones; a clutch element formed or provided on a side of said hub barrel, and a second clutch element formed or provided on the adjacent side of said hub extension; and an axle passing through said sleeves transversely between the stay or fork members of the vehicle.

8. A wheel for vehicles, comprising a hub barrel proper; race cups or cones formed in t'he'interior of said hub barrel; a sleeve dis! posed within said hub barrel; flanges or ring pieces, one of which is adjustable, provided on both ends of said sleeve, race oups or cones formed in said flanges or ring pieces adapted to pair with those of the hub barrel, and balls or rollers arranged between the respective pairs of said race cups or cones; an extension arranged at each side of said hub barrel; race cups or cones formed in the interior of each side extension, a sleeve disposed Within said hub extension which sleeve extends outwardly beyond said hub extension in order to provide a bearing for a stay or forl member; Yflanges or ring pieces, one of which is adjustable, and one of which abuts against a fiange or ring piece of said hub sleeve, provided on each hub extension sleeve, race oups or cones formed in said flanges or ring pieces or' each hub extension sleeve adapted to pair With those of a hub extension, and balls or rollers arranged between the respective pairs or said race .cups or cones; a clutch element formed or provided on each side of said barrel, and clutch elements formed or provided on the adjacent sides of said hub extensions; and an axle passing through said sleeves transversely be tween the stay or fork inenibers of theV vehicle.

In testimony whereof l aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses. Y

JOHN MCGHIE LAMB.

itnessesz Y Y JOHN H. VALKER, H. WILLIAMS.

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